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Be aware of the energy you are wasting, a modern tv uses much less power than a crt.
by tinus_hn 4y ago
Be aware of the energy you are wasting, a modern tv uses much less power than a crt.
- zepolen 4y agoBe aware of the energy you are wasting, a modern AI uses much less power than a human.
- eternityforest 4y agoOlder technology like paintings just sitting there in a museum and Greek sculpture used way less power than AI.
- highwaylights 4y agoNow you listen, If I’m going to be replaced by an AI it’s not going to be for some boring economical reason. It’ll be because I‘ve been deemed surplus to requirements by the algorithm and smooshed down into base nutrients with everyone else, thank you very much.
- bzzzt 4y agoDepends on what modern TV since most people are buying bigger TV's now. An 28" CRT uses about the same amount of power as a 55" OLED so replacing the former with the latter does not improve energy use. Besides that, energy is not wasted if it's used to make pretty pictures ;).
- tinus_hn 4y agoOf course but to make an intelligent decision, one needs to be aware of the costs.
- formerly_proven 4y agoResidential TV power use is probably not a big factor (unless you have a TV problem), and even though CRTs got nice and warm, modern OLED TVs do just the same. Many even have cooling fans for the panel.
- cannam 4y agoA good point. I just checked - the CRT draws about 120W and the 40" LCD about 70W. The latter is more than I expected, given that it's not particularly big by modern standards - though it is a few years old itself by now.
- d_tr 4y agoLCD monitors have strong backlights but most of it is lost. You have diffusers, polarizers, color filters, opaque elements between pixels, and this is before the blocking done to construct the final image. I think the overall intensity loss is over 90%.
- hcarvalhoalves 4y agoManufacturing the new TV costs energy. When you buy brand new you’re just paying the energy cost upfront. Depending on the usage this may or may not break even.